Sylvia Rose
Shumugan - God of Donkeys & Mules
Shumugan (Šumugan, Šamagan, Šumuqan, Šakkan) is an ancient Syrian and Mesopotamian god associated with animals. He's a patron of...
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Sylvia Rose
Jan 13 min read
Lord Rodent (Ninkilim) Sumerian Pest God
Ninkilim is a Sumerian god of wild animals. His name means Lord Rodent. He's especially connected to rats, mice and other vermin, insect...
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Sylvia Rose
Jan 13 min read
Ushumgallu: Dragon Lion Snake Monster
Ushumgallu (Ušumgallu, Ušumgal) is a lion-dragon horned snake demon in Akkadian mythology. Similar hybrid creatures appear in...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 31, 20233 min read
Gatumdug: Sumerian Goddess of Lagash
Gatumdug is an ancient Sumerian goddess and patron deity of the busy city state of Lagash, Mesopotamia. Read: Cult of the Fire God -...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 31, 20233 min read
Lagash: Vibrant Bronze Age City State
Lagash (Lagaš) would be a modern wonder in the ancient world, a brilliant hub of trade, commerce and the meeting of minds. Inhabited...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 31, 20234 min read
Ishum: Night Watchman & Fire God
The God Ishum is the sukkal or divine attendant of Nergal, Lord of the Underworld, death and disease. Like many deified sukkals, Ishum...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 30, 20232 min read
Bizilla - Shining Love Goddess Sukkal
Bizilla (Bizila) is a Mesopotamian goddess sukkal to the great matriarch and Queen of the Gods, Ninlil. Her name Bizilla means she who is...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 30, 20233 min read
Ninlil - Sumerian Matriarch Goddess
Ninlil is Queen of the Gods and wife of Creator God Enlil. A senior matriarch of the Mesopotamian pantheon, Ninlil holds a position of...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 30, 20234 min read
Soap & Medicine Herb of Ancients
A small innocuous shrub growing in desert regions, green ushtun (Seidlitzia rosmarinus) is used in the ancient world as soap and...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 29, 20235 min read
Taurus Mountains: Bronze Age Bounty
The Taurus Mountains rise from the eastern coast of the Mediterranean to overlook the Anatolian plateau and lush highlands above and the...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 29, 20233 min read
Scorpion Men of Babylonia
Scorpion men (Akkadian: girtablullû, aqrabuamelu) make an appearance in various Akkadian language myths. They include the Enûma Elish...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 29, 20233 min read
Shamash (Utu) Sun God of Mesopotamia
Shamash (Utu, Amra, šamaš) the Sun God is a powerful figure in Sumerian and later Mesopotamian worship. He's one of the first born gods,...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 28, 20233 min read
Kusarikku - Bull Men of Mesopotamia
Kusarikku has origins in the dark past beyond the beginning of the Bronze Age c. 3300 BCE. A fierce creature, he's depicted as a male...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 28, 20233 min read
Abzu - Primal Waters of Creation
Abzu (Apsu) is a primordial proto-god in Sumerian creation myth whose consort is Tiamat, demonic deity of destruction. Tiamat is sea...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 28, 20234 min read
Nanaya - Goddess of Erotic Love
Nanaya has widespread worship and popularity in the days of ancient Mesopotamia. As a Goddess of love, erotic love and lust, she's...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 27, 20234 min read
Cress, Watercress: Natural Health of Ancients
Watercress (Nasturtium officinale) grows in the fresh water of Asia and Europe. With hollow stems it floats and is easily gathered from...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 27, 20233 min read
Mountain Gazelle: Wild Ancient World
The little mountain gazelle (Gazella gazella) is also called the Palestinian or true gazelle. Both males and females have horns, which...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 27, 20235 min read
Lisin - Medicine Goddess of Ancients
Her mother is a mountain goddess, her father a demon god. The only female prodigy of the family, she later evolves into a male fire god....
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 26, 20234 min read
Shulpae (Šulpae): Demon Warrior God
Shulpae (Šulpae) is a Mesopotamian god who's also a demon. His wife is the eternal Ninhursag, the mother mountain goddess. Her major cult...
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Sylvia Rose
Dec 26, 20235 min read
Kur - Underworld of Mesopotamia
Kur is the vast and ancient Underworld of Mesopotamia. Here is the abode of demons and vengeful spirits, creatures of the night, Old...
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